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=== Other ventures===
=== Other ventures===
Between 2016 and 2017, she starred in and was an investor on the startup reality television show ''[[The Vault (TV series)|The Vault]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Vault’s Big Players Are Here: Veteran Entrepreneurs Come Together As Investors For India’s Biggest Startup Reality Series |url=https://inc42.com/buzz/the-vault-investors/ |access-date=17 December 2022 |work=Inc42 Media |date=27 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
Between 2016 and 2017, she starred in and was an investor on the startup reality television show ''[[The Vault (TV series)|The Vault]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Vault's Big Players Are Here: Veteran Entrepreneurs Come Together As Investors For India's Biggest Startup Reality Series |url=https://inc42.com/buzz/the-vault-investors/ |access-date=17 December 2022 |work=Inc42 Media |date=27 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref>


In 2017, Shah founded ''Empoweress'', a not-for-profit initiative for women-led businesses to find advice, mentorship and micro-funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Aveek |title=Ameera Shah launches Empoweress to empower women entrepreneurs |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/ameera-shah-launches-empoweress-to-empower-women-entrepreneurs/48849/1 |work=[[Forbes India]] |date=December 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name=bt>{{cite news |last1=Jayakumar |first1=PB |title=Empowering others is essence of entrepreneurship, says Ameera Shah |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/btmpw-empowering-others-is-essence-of-entrepreneurship-ameera-shah/story/379905.html |publisher=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>
In 2017, Shah founded ''Empoweress'', a not-for-profit initiative for women-led businesses to find advice, mentorship and micro-funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Aveek |title=Ameera Shah launches Empoweress to empower women entrepreneurs |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/ameera-shah-launches-empoweress-to-empower-women-entrepreneurs/48849/1 |work=[[Forbes India]] |date=December 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name=bt>{{cite news |last1=Jayakumar |first1=PB |title=Empowering others is essence of entrepreneurship, says Ameera Shah |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/btmpw-empowering-others-is-essence-of-entrepreneurship-ameera-shah/story/379905.html |publisher=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>


==Honours and awards==
==Honours and awards==
*CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/cnbc-awaaz-ceo-awards-2019-celebrating-indias-outstanding-leaders-5429751.htm|title=CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019 – Celebrating India's Outstanding Leaders|website=cnbctv18.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>
*CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/cnbc-awaaz-ceo-awards-2019-celebrating-indias-outstanding-leaders-5429751.htm|title=CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019 – Celebrating India's Outstanding Leaders|website=cnbctv18.com|date=5 March 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>
*[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]'s Most Powerful Women list, 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jayakumar |first1=P.B. |title=Battling Hard to Succeed |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/exclusive/specials/most-powerful-women-2018/battling-hard-to--succeed/story/281895.html |publisher=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=September 23, 2018}}</ref> 2019<ref name="bt" />
*[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]'s Most Powerful Women list, 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jayakumar |first1=P.B. |title=Battling Hard to Succeed |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/exclusive/specials/most-powerful-women-2018/battling-hard-to--succeed/story/281895.html |publisher=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=September 23, 2018}}</ref> 2019<ref name="bt" />
*Tycoons of Tomorrow by [[Forbes India]], 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/tycoons-of-tomorrow/1729/2|title=Tycoons of Tomorrow : Special Report : Forbes India Magazine|website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/forbes-list-tycoons-tomorrow-young-achievers-1349889-2018-09-26|title=Forbes 'Tycoons of Tomorrow': About the 22 young achievers set to change India|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
*Tycoons of Tomorrow by [[Forbes India]], 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/tycoons-of-tomorrow/1729/2|title=Tycoons of Tomorrow : Special Report : Forbes India Magazine|website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/forbes-list-tycoons-tomorrow-young-achievers-1349889-2018-09-26|title=Forbes 'Tycoons of Tomorrow': About the 22 young achievers set to change India|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Ameera Shah married a UK-based Indian origin businessman in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=How to have a stress-free wedding |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20101018-how-to-have-a-stressfree-wedding-744357-2010-10-18 |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref> She is currently married to Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022 |url=https://www.tatamutualfund.com/docs/default-source/financials/2022/vote_cast_data_for_fy2021-2022.pdf?sfvrsn=411454b5_2 |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Tata Mutual Fund}}</ref> In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma. The family relocated to [[Dubai]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/the-disciplined-leader-at-work-111628425322117.html |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Mint |date=8 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Ameera Shah married Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022 |url=https://www.tatamutualfund.com/docs/default-source/financials/2022/vote_cast_data_for_fy2021-2022.pdf?sfvrsn=411454b5_2 |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Tata Mutual Fund}}</ref> In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma. The family relocated to [[Dubai]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/the-disciplined-leader-at-work-111628425322117.html |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Mint |date=8 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:28, 10 March 2024

Ameera Shah
Born (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 (age 44)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Occupation(s)MD, Metropolis Healthcare
Websitewww.metropolisindia.com/aboutus/team/ameera-shah

Ameera Shah (born 24 September 1979) is an Indian entrepreneur and the managing director of Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of pathology centers based in Mumbai, with presence in seven countries.[1] She is the daughter of Dr Sushil Shah, the founder and chairman of Metropolis Healthcare.[2] She has been honored as a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[3][4]

She was named to Fortune India's "Most Powerful Women in Business" list in 2017,[5] 2018,[6] and 2019.[7] Shah was featured in the list of Forbes India's Tycoons of Tomorrow 2018.[8]

Early life[edit]

Ameera Shah was born to Dr. Sushil Shah, a pathologist, and Dr. Duru Shah, a gynaecologist.[9] She belongs to a family of doctors in Mumbai. Her elder sister Aparna Shah is a geneticist.[9] She studied commerce at junior college in H.R. College of Commerce and Economics.[9] She obtained a degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin.[8]

She used to work with Goldman Sachs in New York.[10] Later, she completed the Owner-President Management Program at Harvard Business School. Shah is an industry spokesperson and has been featured as a speaker in various National and International forums, industry events and conclaves. She has spoken at events organized by Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Harvard Business School,[10] TED, and CII.

Career[edit]

Metropolis Healthcare[edit]

She took over her father's pathology business- Metropolis Lab in 2001.[9] She subsequently transformed a single diagnostic lab which had a revenue of about $1.5 million and 40 employees, to Metropolis Healthcare, a multinational chain of 125 diagnostic labs with $90 million in revenue and 4,500 employees.[11] She successfully led the listing of the company in April 2019.[7]

Board memberships and affiliations[edit]

She serves as a Board Member of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited[12] and the Managing Director of Metropolis Healthcare Limited. She is presently the Independent Director at Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited.,[13] Shoppers Stop Limited[14] and Kaya Limited[15] She is an advisor to Baylor College of Medicine.[16] She is also on the global advisory board of AXA.[17]

Shah has also served as secretary of the Indian Association of Pathology Laboratories (IAPL)[18] and co-chairperson of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Health Services Committee in 2012.[19]

Other ventures[edit]

Between 2016 and 2017, she starred in and was an investor on the startup reality television show The Vault.[20]

In 2017, Shah founded Empoweress, a not-for-profit initiative for women-led businesses to find advice, mentorship and micro-funding.[21][22]

Honours and awards[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Ameera Shah married Hemant Sachdev, an Indian retail entrepreneur, who serves as a non-executive director of Metropolis Healthcare.[33] In March 2020, she gave birth to a baby boy named Karma. The family relocated to Dubai during the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ameera Shah made Metropolis Healthcare a leading diagnostics player". The Economic Times. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Dr Sushil Shah - The Scindia School". The Scindia School. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve (Indian magazine). 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ "9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders". Harvard Business School. 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Most Powerful Women in Business 2017". Fortune India.
  6. ^ a b "Ameera Shah - Most Powerful Women in 2018 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Most Powerful Women, 2019". Fortune India. 22 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Ameera Shah: Moving the needle | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d "Ameera Shah | Diagnosis: a risk-taker". livemint. 15 July 2017.
  10. ^ a b "A 15-year joyride: Ameera Shah". Deccan Chronicle. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Metropolis' Chain of Diagnostics Labs Pushes for Growth Across India and Africa". forbes.com.
  12. ^ "Company Overview of Marico Kaya Enterprises Limited". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Shoppers Stop Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  15. ^ "kaya Ltd". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Ameera Shah". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Stakeholder advisory panelists". axa.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Executive Profile: Ameera Shah". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  19. ^ "President Inaugurates the 6th FICCI Heal 2012 Annual International Healthcare Conference Calls for Universal Health Care to be Made a Reality". PIB.
  20. ^ "The Vault's Big Players Are Here: Veteran Entrepreneurs Come Together As Investors For India's Biggest Startup Reality Series". Inc42 Media. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  21. ^ Datta, Aveek (8 December 2017). "Ameera Shah launches Empoweress to empower women entrepreneurs". Forbes India.
  22. ^ a b Jayakumar, PB (18 September 2019). "Empowering others is essence of entrepreneurship, says Ameera Shah". Business Today.
  23. ^ "CNBC-AWAAZ CEO Awards 2019 – Celebrating India's Outstanding Leaders". cnbctv18.com. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  24. ^ Jayakumar, P.B. (23 September 2018). "Battling Hard to Succeed". Business Today.
  25. ^ "Tycoons of Tomorrow : Special Report : Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  26. ^ "Forbes 'Tycoons of Tomorrow': About the 22 young achievers set to change India". India Today. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  27. ^ "Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2015: 12 To Watch". forbes.com.
  28. ^ "World Economic Forum names Smriti Irani as Young Global Leader from India". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
  29. ^ "Two more feathers in Ameera Shah's cap". The Hans India. 9 December 2015.
  30. ^ "Ameera Shah: The Lifeline Builder". Verve Magazine. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  31. ^ "India's Hottest 40 Under 40 Business Leaders". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
  32. ^ "Speakers 2014". Entrepreneur.
  33. ^ "Disclosure of Vote Cast by Tata Mutual Fund during the Financial Year 2021-2022" (PDF). Tata Mutual Fund. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  34. ^ "Ameera Shah: The disciplined leader at work". Mint. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

External links[edit]

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